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December 07, 2016 | National Law Journal

The Slants, an Asian-American rock band battling the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, is also rallying fans and raising money on a crowdfunding site.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

December 06, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

Nearly 11 months ago on Jan. 15, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in eight new cases. When January 15 of 2017 rolls around, three of those cases will still be pending on the docket without having been argued before the court. The court in effect confirmed that unusual circumstance on Monday when it issued its calendar for the argument cycle that begins Jan. 9 and ends Jan. 18. The three long-lingering cases were nowhere to be found on the calendar: Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley, Murr v. Wisconsin and Microsoft v. Baker.

By Tony Mauro

10 minute read

December 06, 2016 | New Jersey Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Samsung Electronics on Tuesday in its titanic patent dispute with Apple Inc. over design features copied from Apple iPhones.

By Tony Mauro

11 minute read

December 06, 2016 | Legaltech News

The nine-page decision puts to an end for now the $399 million awarded to Apple for Samsung's design infringement.

By Tony Mauro

11 minute read

December 06, 2016 | National Law Journal

The unanimous decision by Justice Sonia Sotomayor wipes out Apple's $399 million in design patent damages and sends the case back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

By Tony Mauro

11 minute read

December 06, 2016 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a win for federal prosecutors, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday embraced a broad interpretation of insider-trading rules that will allow the government to pursue cases even when it cannot be shown that the insider was trying to benefit from giving the tip.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

December 06, 2016 | National Law Journal

In a win for federal prosecutors, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday swept aside a 2014 appeals court ruling that made it harder for the government to pursue insider-trading cases.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

December 05, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

For most appellate lawyers, arguing at the U.S. Supreme Court is the capstone of their careers. For Marc Elias of Perkins Coie, arguing two separate but related cases before the high court on Monday was just one of several career highlights this year alone. An election law specialist and general counsel for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, Elias in recent weeks has navigated Clinton's involvement in the on-and-off recounts sought by third-party candidate Jill Stein while also overseeing the recount of the gubernatorial race in North Carolina on behalf of his client, Democrat Roy Cooper.

By Tony Mauro

12 minute read

December 05, 2016 | National Law Journal

Gregory Garre readily acknowledges that convincing a majority of the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action at the University of Texas in 2016 was a long shot.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

December 01, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Margaret Ryan is one of the 20 judges President-elect Donald Trump has named as possible nominees to the high court.

By Tony Mauro

12 minute read